I think he made those post before he had his epiphany.
The tragedy here, people, is that we’re fighting the inevitable. This post is representative of the logical end-point of the evolution of English. For those of you that like to say that language is descriptive and promote such views, this is your poster child. In another generation this will be perfectly acceptable because the people that speak this gibberish will be firmly entrenched in positions of authority. Thanks for nothing.
Why is grammar and composition important? Let us start with a couple of examples.
Now, we’ll say you have an uncle Jack. He owns a horse he likes to ride. He an older gentleman and has a bit of difficulty with the saddle. Would you prefer to either A: Help your uncle jack off a horse, or B: Help your uncle, Jack, off a horse. Same words, but all the difference in meaning through grammar and punctuation. “lets eat grandma!” or " let’s eat, grandma!". See what i mean?
Reading for comprehension includes reading content in its entirety. Well done, those who clearly stopped reading well before the OP changed his tune.
He changed the arrangement. The tune is the same.
Not really. In a vacuum, there’s no reason to prefer one version over another and in the context of a story, the surrounding details would make it clear whether you were expected to assist your uncle in dismounting or in equine masturbation.
Plonked him.
Very doubtful he had anything unique to say that I’ll ever need to read.
Not necessarily. Uncle Jack might enjoy both horseback riding AND expressing his appreciation to the horse for the pleasant jaunt.
And require assistance with both.
This.
Wait, did I act too soon?
Well, this one fizzled out.
So, OP, what’s your stance on declawing cats? Ordering milk in a bar? Taking off your shoes when visiting someone else’s house?
So nice to see a gathering of intelligent people. I’m going to enjoy this place…
Oh, very well. You’re unplonked, Gateway. Welcome to the SDMB.
Doesn’t matter. That he was trolling the shit out of us doesn’t alter the essentials, or the fact that there really are people who write like this and are extremely proud of it.
Shockingly, yes, I think so. Seems like a reasonable chap/ette after all. ![]()
I actually looked for a “Like” button when I read this one. ![]()
I’m glad Gateway has decided to take our advice to heart and post in a standard style of English. I find I ironic that people who type in text speak claim that it is faster, though. It’s faster for me to use normal English because I don’t have to think about how to put the words down. I would have to use more mental effort to type my words in a different manner. And I don’t use the excuse that I’m using a smartphone. I use my iPhone to post quite frequently and have learned to adapt quite well to typing with it.
Pretty much this. I clicked on the partial thread title from the main page, and I was prepared to see a thread that was about preemptively asking for our approval to “[not] type in proper english.” While I was expecting to not assent to that*, I was not prepared for the come-out-swinging nature of the OP. It created a really BAD first impression, AFAIWC**.
Oddly enough, having learned that he’s typing on a game controller, I find myself having some sympathy for the PITA** experience he is putting himself to by posting at all, and now that he’s agreeing to play nice with our neurons and synapses, my SECOND impression is far more favorable.
** As Far As I Was Concerned
*** Pain In The As-- You know what, Gateway? I figure you’ve probably got this one. ![]()
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“Where my gerunds at?” Ok, that shit is hilarious.
Or how typing “b-ing” is faster than typing “being.”